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The Obesification of America

I'm afraid the sad reality is that America is getting fat You just have to look around and see the truth of that On a daily basis it's said we're all eating way to much And the concept of exercise finds us completely out of touch Our children hardly go outside to run around and play Instead we find them watching TV a good part of the day Food comes frozen, processed or in a package of some kind If you read the ingredients it will surely blow your mind Americans choose Mickey D's for a burger kind of lunch We should be eating veggies or something with a crunch My Doctor lectured me on the size of my expanding butt But I'm sure I caught him trying hard to hold in his own gut So the next time your talking about how we're doing as a nation Perhaps you could work "obesification" into the conversation........

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 3/8/2011 5:09:00 AM
Smashing rhymes, nice invented word, congrats on the placement
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Date: 3/5/2011 6:31:00 PM
Cool poem Barbara. like the word lots
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Date: 3/4/2011 11:56:00 PM
Great to see your win Andrea, best wishes.
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Date: 3/4/2011 8:13:00 AM
I love your new word!!! One that I think I will adopt whenever I have a hankering for an "In And Out Burger" fix !! Congratulations!! Great winning poem!
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Date: 3/4/2011 5:31:00 AM
ALRIGHT!! Veryy funny love it a lot!!! Sweet congrats on the win! Sami
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Date: 3/4/2011 4:48:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Barbara. I can just imagine Paula sitting there trying to pronounce some of the words in her contest. Have a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/3/2011 8:35:00 PM
LOL, I bet that doctor has to hold in his gut everytime he tells someone to lose weight. Congratulations on your big win, dear. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/3/2011 7:38:00 PM
Congrats BG on another big win in Paula's contest .. awesome write.. wonderful win my friend ..enjoy with luv..
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Date: 2/8/2011 8:14:00 PM
The British medical journal The Lancet has said it is a crisis of global proportions. The United States is not alone in having to do with this burgeoning problem. You have described it all well with great rhyming here.
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Date: 2/4/2011 4:10:00 AM
Brilliant, Barbara - America wouldn't be the only place where the nation's girth is expanding - Ireland is fast following - well written piece - Liz
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Date: 2/4/2011 3:19:00 AM
I try to travel with people fatter than myself so I can feel so slim. You are correct the nation is getting bottom heavy from lack of activity.
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